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Tip #34 No, Really, You Already Warned Us
Sep. 13th, 2015 11:40 pmThis is a somewhat belated response to the movie "Audacity" by Ray Comfort.
The movie is all about Ray Comfort making the case that (his version of) Christians aren't really hateful when they preach against homosexuality, but merely warning people. There are elements of this that I've already touched upon. Show versus Tell is certainly a matter.
Additionally, Ray's metaphor extends beyond merely "warning" to the matter of pulling someone out of a path... a metaphor I hardly believe Ray would take well to applying to someone who thinks it's immoral for him to be allowed to do any heavy labor on a Saturday.
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The movie is all about Ray Comfort making the case that (his version of) Christians aren't really hateful when they preach against homosexuality, but merely warning people. There are elements of this that I've already touched upon. Show versus Tell is certainly a matter.
Additionally, Ray's metaphor extends beyond merely "warning" to the matter of pulling someone out of a path... a metaphor I hardly believe Ray would take well to applying to someone who thinks it's immoral for him to be allowed to do any heavy labor on a Saturday.
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